{"id":345359,"date":"2023-06-12T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/child-with-dys-the-close-collaboration-between-occupational-therapist-and-parents\/"},"modified":"2023-06-12T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T09:00:00","slug":"child-with-dys-the-close-collaboration-between-occupational-therapist-and-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/child-with-dys-the-close-collaboration-between-occupational-therapist-and-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"Child with DYS: The Close Collaboration Between Occupational Therapist and Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The role of an occupational therapist is to <strong>help a child with DYS <\/strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/how-does-an-occupational-therapist-help-children-with-dyspraxia\/\">dyspraxia<\/a>, dyslexia\u2026) develop and regain a degree of independence in daily and school life. While the quality of the relationship between the two of them is <em>a prerequisite<\/em> for this collaboration to succeed, <strong>the quality of the relationship between the occupational therapist and the parents is far too often underestimated<\/strong>. Yet parents play a major role in therapy\u2026 Here&#8217;s how.<\/p>\n<h2>Occupational therapy and learning disorders<\/h2>\n<p>Frequently called on for learning disorders, occupational therapists study the assessment(s) carried out in order to <strong>analyse a child&#8217;s main difficulties<\/strong> and understand their causes. Based on this valuable information, they focus their support around 4 areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Daily life<\/strong>, helping the child with DYS gain greater autonomy and independence;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Schooling<\/strong>, adapting their working time with suitable tools;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Leisure activities<\/strong>, putting in place the adjustments needed to support their choices;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wellbeing and personal growth<\/strong>, building their self-confidence and self-esteem.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The relationship between the professional and the child with DYS<\/h2>\n<p>Depending on the nature of their disorder (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dys-positif.fr\/lergotherapie-peut-aider-les-dyslexiques\/\">dyslexia<\/a>, attention difficulties, dyscalculia\u2026), the occupational therapist can offer a child with DYS tailored follow-up care.<\/p>\n<p>To do so, they carry out an <a href=\"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/comment-decrypter-bilan-ergotherapie%e2%80%89\/\"><strong>occupational therapy assessment<\/strong><\/a>, which must be done on medical referral. This takes the form of an <strong>in-person or phone appointment<\/strong> to understand the child&#8217;s environment and daily life, as well as observe their behaviour and abilities and learn their history. After running <strong>a number of tests<\/strong> designed to assess their cognitive and motor abilities, the professional draws up a list of possible solutions and then puts together a precise therapy plan.<\/p>\n<p>Set out in a calendar, activities take the form of <strong>fun games and exercises<\/strong> designed to motivate the child and encourage them to push themselves further.<\/p>\n<h2>The relationship between the occupational therapist and the parents<\/h2>\n<p>The success of occupational therapy obviously depends on <strong>the involvement of the child with DYS, but also that of their parents<\/strong>: throughout the rehabilitation process, the professional works closely with them to understand their wishes and needs.<\/p>\n<p>As <strong>sources of support and encouragement<\/strong> for the child with DYS, parents play a major role that no good practitioner can afford to ignore. Indeed, the activities suggested by the professional are inevitably shaped by the child&#8217;s mood, which doesn&#8217;t always align neatly with session times.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s why the occupational therapist works to <strong>guide parents and give them the tools to stimulate their child with DYS at home<\/strong> when they&#8217;re receptive: activities involving gross or fine motor skills, upper-limb movement, and sensory stimulation suited to their age.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t hesitate to consult <strong>one of the professionals on the Ora-Visio platform<\/strong>, an <a href=\"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/occupational-therapy-online\/\">occupational therapist specialised in helping children with DYS<\/a>: available online, they can answer your questions and clearly explain how they can concretely help your child.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The role of an occupational therapist is to help a  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":345360,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[329],"tags":[352],"class_list":["post-345359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-occupational-therapy","tag-occupational-therapist"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=345359"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345359\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/345360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=345359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=345359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=345359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}